Post-quantum startup Project Eleven awarded its 1 BTC Q-Day Prize to independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli on April 24, 2026, for breaking a 15-bit elliptic curve cryptography key on a publicly accessible IBM quantum computer, a result the company called the largest public demonstration of its kind to date.
A Bitcoin drop to $40,000 could signal heightened market volatility, reflecting broader economic uncertainties and investor caution.
April 25, 2026, 3:32 pmCrypto pundit RWA Investor said that XRP traders going short on the altcoin are trapped, just like Bitcoin bears.
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Bitcoin developer and Drivechain architect Paul Sztorc announced a new Bitcoin hard fork called eCash, set to launch this August, giving every BTC holder an equal number of eCash coins at the time of the split.
Bitcoin market participants favored a short-term return to $73,000 as resistance stayed in place, with some analysis seeing even lower levels.
Increased liquidity and market confidence could stabilize Bitcoin's price, but external factors may still introduce volatility risks.
Over the past 24 hours, Bitcoin, the flagship cryptocurrency, has declined by 0.9% after a trading week with little to no price action. Although the market’s next direction remains largely uncertain, a recent analysis has provided insight into underlying investor activity that would dictate long-term price direction.
A new report on the state of bitcoin mining in Latam found that the region is lagging in bitcoin mining adoption, even as it holds vast energy resources. While Paraguay holds the fourth place in global hashrate, Hashrate Index picked Brazil and Venezuela as the nations to follow.
Skepticism towards VTB's Bitcoin forecast highlights the need for regulatory clarity and institutional support to drive market confidence.
Can a network without formal governance coordinate the biggest cryptographic migration in its history?
On Apr. 24, Project Eleven awarded its Q-Day Prize to Giancarlo Lelli, a researcher who used publicly accessible quantum hardware to derive a 15-bit elliptic curve private key from its public key.
Following its bullish footprint in April, Bitcoin price action slowed over the past week, recording no significant change. Amid this mini consolidation, analysis page XWIN Research Japan reports that traders remain confidently bearish on the digital asset’s position despite recent gains.
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